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hypervelocity
noun[ U ]
formaluk /ˌhaɪ.pə.vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
extremely high speed (approximately more than 3,000 metres per second) :
The tiny meteoroids burn up in the atmosphere as they arrive at hypervelocity.
Most meteors are hypervelocity objects flying at many thousands of miles per hour.
One type of research that will be done at the lab is hypervelocity impact studies, also known as shock physics.
The dust clouds consist of particles that have been thrown up by the impacts of micrometeoroids arriving at hypervelocity.
These weapons include everything from smart bombs to hypervelocity projectiles.
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